Field notes, v1501
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B.R. MOON 1987 Journal 25 19 April Dorner's Camp, Granite Mountains, San Bernardino CO., CA. Bruce and I stayed at the cabin for most of the day, reading and cleaning the cabin. Outside, it was sunny but windy and cold. At about 1400 PST an old man walked up to the cabin to ask us for help; he had two flat tires on his old truck and was stuck in a sandy wash. Bruce drove him back to his trailer between the Kelso Pines and the Granites to get his spare tires. They picked me up on their way back to the truck between Dorner's Camp and Cottonwood canyon and out near Kelbaker Road. The man was very tall and heavy built; he mostly mumbled when he spoke and was very hard to understand. We helped him fix his truck and he offered us eight dollars for our help; we accepted his money. Bruce said that the man said he has lived in the area for a long time and that he remembered one of the original owners and residents of Dorner's Camp. Late in the afternoon, I went to the